Qatar

Qatar dairy company Baladna has signed a memorandum of understanding with Al Dahra Holding to explore a strategic partnership focused on global farming collaboration and long-term animal feed supply, supporting its dairy operations across multiple markets, including Syria.

Sur le papier, le projet est colossal : 117 000 hectares à Adrar, destiné à soutenir à terme un troupeau de 240 000 vaches Holstein, à produire 2,5 millions de tonnes de fourrage et 1,7 milliard de litres de lait par an, soit environ 50 % de la demande algérienne.

Since foreign land ownership is legally restricted in the country, the idea is that foreign investors can participate as minority shareholders in agribusiness investment funds (Fiagros) and partner with Brazilian landowners.

O Ministério da Agricultura do Brasil pretende apresentar em fevereiro a fundos soberanos árabes uma proposta de investimento em terras no Brasil para apoiar a conversão de pastagens para áreas agrícolas. Como a propriedade de terras por estrangeiros é limitada no Brasil, a ideia é que os investidores estrangeiros possam entrar como cotistas minoritários de fundos de investimento no agronegócio (Fiagros) e se associar a proprietários brasileiros.

Afin de réduire la vulnérabilité des approvisionnements, les pays du Golfe cherchent à contrôler l’ensemble des étapes des chaînes de valeur. Les investisseurs publics et parapublics, relayés par le secteur privé, se tournent ainsi vers la production agricole offshore au sein de pays riches en eau et en terre.

President Ruto is said to have offered Qatar 2.5 million acres for large-scale irrigation farming, as an opportunity to bolster food security and enhance export capacity for both nations.

Uganda is inviting Qatari investors to participate across the value chain—from livestock farming, agro-processing, oil storage, and medicine, to exporting high-value products such as citrus, coffee, vanilla, avocado, grapes, and tea, its ambassador tells Uganda-Qatar Business Forum.

China and other nations are investing in African agriculture to diversify away from US trade, with China removing tariffs on imports from African countries with which it has diplomatic ties, and Qatar and the United Arab Emirates investing in farming and infrastructure.

The agreement involves Qatar securing and irrigating farmlands in Ghana, allocating them to farmers for large-scale cultivation, and subsequently purchasing the produce for export to Qatar.

The deal will channel funds into areas including agriculture, infrastructure, fisheries, livestock, logistics, and energy according to a statement.

Le Qatari Baladna lance la première étape de sa ferme géante de production laitière en Algérie, avec 270 000 vaches sur 117 000 ha

During the exchange, the Qatari representatives expressed to the Algerian Investment Promotion Agency their strong interest in entering the Algerian market and affirmed their serious intent to launch a large-scale agricultural investment project.